This page is an old version of my Microsoft setup page, stuck in time at 12 July 2020. It's only useful for reference.

This page describes the things I do to get a Microsoft system up and running as little to my disliking as possible. It's really just for me, though if you have any comments, I'd be happy to hear them.

• Rename Default to root. Add user grog, switch to user. Add yvonne. Passwords

  MS 10: run lusermgr.msc

• Set up network: Network / Network Connections / enet interface: set IP address and default router manually, set DNS search in Advanced TCP/IP settings.

• Remote desktop: via Control Panel/System. Select Remote settings, Remote, Allow connections from computers running any versions of remote. Add yvonne to list of allowed users.

• Disable firewall. We have one in front of it anyway. If we leave it enabled, there are other things to do:

  • Enable ICMP echo response (ping). Ten easy steps to get what should be there by default.

• Wake on LAN: via Control Panel/Network and Sharing center/Change adapter settings/interface/Properties right click/Configure/Advanced/Wake on magic packet/ (care: opens new window).

• “Map network drives”: Via Computer, in the menu at the top or left, depending on how it's feeling. Do it once for each user.

  MS 10: Computer management?

  ? http://www.groovypost.com/howto/map-network-drive-windows-10/ My Computer -> This PC

• In the Control Panel/Taskbar menu (last entry?), set Taskbar buttons to When taskbar is full.

• In the Start Menu submenu Customize select Run Command.

  Can't find this on “Windows” 10

  The Power button action needs to be done on the local display.

• Set system name: System / Advanced System Settings / Computer Name
• Set NTP server: Date and time/Internet time

  Can't find this on “Windows” 10

• Set date and time formats at Region and Language.
• Update /etc/ethers on client machines with new system MAC address.
• Set up backup. Credentials are the SMB credentials, not the remote system credentials. Run backup.

• Single click to start programs: Control Panel/Folder Options (7), File Explorer Options (10). While you're there, go to View and unset Hide extensions for known file types, Hide protected operating system files, Hide empty drives. Select Show hidden files, Display file size information, Display full path, Show drive letters

• Add printer (network). Ignore control panel. For the Brother HL-3170CDW, start searching here; I suspect the links change constantly. 40 MB! And the install instructions are incorrect. Select “Brother Peer to Peer Network Printer” (no idea why “Brother”) and search. It should find it. It won't if you select “Brother Network Shared Printer”.

• Scanner. Search http://www.epson.com. Get the model right; it doesn't check on installation.
• Create system repair disk.
• Set background image.
• Power options: change settings/advanced power settings/power button action Set to sleep. Must be done locally.
• No password on wakeup.
• Install firefox chrome DxO Cygwin, Ashampoo, rwhod
• cygwin: Create symlinks: /C and /G. Symlink /G/.bashrc-cygwin and /G/abbreviations-cygwin to ~/.bashrc and ~/abbreviations.